the unlikely option could be dubai. there is a tennis tournament starting next month in february 14 and djokovic did play that tournament two years ago and won. that could be the other option. just note, david, as far as dubai goes you do not need to be vaccinated to enter the city as long as you have a pcr test. so there will be no hassles as far as vaccination goes. but the tournament is one month away so we still don't know whether he will decide to stay. so far reports indicate that serbia could be his next stop but we still do not know. we wait to see where he may move to next. clearly a lot of interest from those in the airport at that particular time of day when they see djokovic come along. no surprises there. phil mercer in melbourne. no djokovic, a real shock to the system if you just step back for a moment and take that on board. this is the man who virtually owns melbourne and he is not there. he virtually owns melbourne and he is not there-— is not there. he has been the kin: of is not there. he has been

.— here in dubai. thank you for keein: here in dubai. thank you for keeping us _ here in dubai. thank you for keeping us up-to-date - here in dubai. thank you for keeping us up-to-date on . here in dubai. thank you for i keeping us up-to-date on the keeping us up—to—date on the situation at the dubai airport. meanwhile, i want to turn to you feel, and you are in melbourne, which has been the scene of this entire controversy, the saga to some respects. what are some of the things you have been hearing from people in terms of their opinions on what has happened? midday in melbourne and i have just seen one of novak djokovic �*s supporters walk past with a big flag and a big picture of novak djokovic on his back with the words goat, greatest of all time. not quite, of course had novak djokovic been allowed to compete here at the australian open, he would have had the opportunity to win that record—breaking 21st grand slam, but as far as many fans are concerned here at melbourne park, life goes on,

crossing over to you now, dubai is welcomed that has welcomed him to the airport. what are his movements there? his flight landed 30 minutes before, it landed ahead of time, it was supposed to land at 5:40am but it was about 530, the flight landing here, and we still don't know what he is going to do next. there are a few options in front of him, the first one he goes back to his home country serbia, where not just his family but the whole country has been rallying behind him, he would certainly get a grand hero �*s welcome, and the second option is spain, he flew in from spain via dubai just ten days back, to australia, that is the second option and the third one is monaco, where he has a lot of residences and spends a lot of time when he is not playing tennis and last but not least could be dubai, because next month is the dubai duty—free tournament with novak djokovic played in 2020 and one here, but that some of the so it's very unlikely he will stay long, even if he decides to part from that event but for now, serbia seems to be the destination where he co

the fourth option could be dubai because next month there is the dubai free tennis tournament that begins on february 1a. djokovic won the tournament in 2020 so if he decides to play some tennis this would be the next option but it does not start for a month. and the laws in dubai, people arriving here in the city do not need to be vaccinated as long as they have a negative pcr test. but a lot of reports indicate that serbia could be his next destination but we are waiting to hear more from his team.— from his team. phil, tell us about the _ from his team. phil, tell us about the start _ from his team. phil, tell us about the start of - from his team. phil, tell us about the start of the - about the start of the australian open. it is now well under way. we australian open. it is now well under way-— australian open. it is now well under wa . ~ ., , ., under way. we have been hearing treat under way. we have been hearing great cheers _ under way. we have been hearing great cheers from _ under way. we have been hearing great cheers from inside - under way. we have been hearing great ch

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he's set to land in dubai in around an hour. british police make two arrests in manchester over the siege at a synagogue in texas, just hours after the hostage taker was confirmed as a british citzen. the capital of tonga is reported to have suffered significant damage after an underwater volcanic eruption in the south pacific. much of the island nation was covered with a layer of ash. the tsunami triggered by the eruption caused flooding on parts of the us west coast and japan. rupert wingfield—hayes reports from tokyo. from high up in space, weather satellites caught the moment the huge underwater volcano let loose, sending a cloud of ash and rock 20 kilometres high and at least 500 kilometres wide. that's an ash cloud that could stretch from london to edinburgh, and somewhere beneath it is the tiny island kingdom of tonga. the first thing to hit the island was the shockwave. then came the rushing waters of a tsunami, smashing into seawalls and flooding what here appears to be a church. next, day turned tonight as the ash to

taking selfies with fans after landing in dubai. taking selfies with fans after landing in dubai. it taking selfies with fans after landing in dubai. it isn't taking selfies with fans after landing in dubai. it isn't how taking selfies with fans after landing in dubai. it isn't how novak djokovic envisage spending the first day of the australian open. not in australia, and not playing tennis. the world number one was on the first flight out of melbourne on sunday, after a court backed the australian immigration minister's decision to cancel djokovic's visa. the serbian said he was extremely disappointed by the ruling. the australian government said he was a talisman of anti—vaccination sentiment, and his presence risked civil unrest. and as crowds arrived to watch the action in the right type of court, public sentiment was mostly on the government's side. you'll go to be honest, most of the tennis players are vaccinated. 0bviously that was a requirement of getting into the country. ifeel as though if everyone else did it, he should have done it. i do feel the government should h

he boarded a flight to dubai about 1030 last night, localtime, he is flight to dubai about 1030 last night, local time, he is due in the middle east in about three hours' time, where he goes from there, we are not sure, but one thing is certain, his deportation from australia will raise huge questions about how the authorities and the government have handled the situation. , ., situation. yes, indeed. on that, the government— situation. yes, indeed. on that, the government responds, _ situation. yes, indeed. on that, the government responds, what - situation. yes, indeed. on that, the government responds, what is - situation. yes, indeed. on that, the| government responds, what is being said about that? i know opinions are divided on how they have handled this as well. divided on how they have handled this as well-— divided on how they have handled this as well. ., ., ~ , . ., this as well. novak d'okovic flew to australia believing _ this as well. novak djokovic flew to australia believing he _ this as well. novak djokovic flew to australia believing he had - this as well. novak

the headlines: novak djokovic has arrived in dubai after being deported from australia. it comes after a 10—day legal tussle over whether he could be granted a visa despite being unvaccinated. the australian open, in which he was hoping to defend his title, is now under way. it's not clear where he'll go next. here in the uk, police have arrested two teenagers in manchester over the siege at a synagogue in the us. four people escaped unharmed after being held for several hours near dallas. the hostage taker was a british citizen named malik faisal akram. north korea has fired a missile into the sea of japan, its fourth launch this month. south korean and japanese military units detected the missile which was fired from north korea's east coast. it's not known what type of weapon was being tested. now on bbc news, it's time for political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. on the day that borisjohnson issued an apology, one tweet got liked and shared around 35,000 times, by a man who has almost 5 million followers. that is what they mea

the problem is he was in the airfrom dubai on a exemption. the problem is he was in the air from dubai on a scheduled airline, arrives in melbourne and told if he hasn't been double jab, he can't come in. it seems to me that someone somewhere has — there's been a cocked out, someone hasjust said, "sorry, you can't go." i don't know if you've done any travelling recently, ben, but you are faced with a mountain of things that you have to do — have you done this or that, have you had the check? so many things you are supposed to be checking, and i can't believe — he's got help, for gods sake, the rest of us just have to get on with it. surely somebody somewhere went, "have you got all the stuff you're supposed to have? have you got all printed out like the rest of us?" no! of course people are really annoyed and australia.- no! of course people are really annoyed and australia. martin, what do ou annoyed and australia. martin, what do you make — annoyed and australia. martin, what do you make of _ annoyed and australia. martin, what do y

golf's dubai desert classic is at the half—way stage. south africa'sjustin harding is out in front on 11—under—par. there's a strong british contingent in the chasing pack, england's tyrrell hatton just two shots back and northern ireland's rory mcllroy, a two—time winner in dubai, is one of five players on seven—under. and don't forget you can keep across day three of the women's ashes test in canberra right now with live commentary on bbc sounds and the bbc sport app. that's all the sport for now. hello there. northern parts of britain readying for a very windy weekend. we've got two separate storms which could bring some damage and some disruption. not a bad weekend, i think, further south across southern britain, close to this area of high pressure. so, the first of the two storms moving to the north of the uk. lots of isobars on the charts, widespread gates for the northern half of the country. severe gales across scotland, gusts up to 80 mph. we've got an amber warning in force for eastern scotland, we could see some impact

our top stories: no turning back — novak djokovic has just touched down in dubai after being deported from australia over the country's vaccine policy. we'll be live with our correspondent near dubai airport and get the mood in melbourne as the australian open begins without the mens number one. the man who took four people hostage at a synagogue in texas is confirmed as a 44—year—old british citizen. now, uk police make two arrests in manchester. surveillance flights head to the pacific island nation of tonga to assess the damage caused by a volcanic eruption and tsunami.

novak djokovic has arrived in dubai after being deported from australia. it comes after a ten day legal tussle over whether he could be granted a visa despite being unvaccinated. the australian open, in which he was hoping to defend his title, is now under way. it's not clear where he'll go next. here in the uk, police have arrested two teenagers in manchester over the siege at a synagogue in the us. four people escaped unharmed after being held for several hours near dallas. the hostagetaker was a british citizen named malik faisal akram. one of the most decorated african—american military pilots, charles mcgee, has died aged 102. an original member of the tuskegee airmen, an all—black aviation unit formed during the second world war. he flew 409 combat missions during that war and the korean and vietnam conflicts. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. of all the front lines in the so—called culture wars, none has stirred up more vitriol and bad blood than the argument over sex, gender and identity. how sh

the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: australia tells novak djokovic that no—one is above the rules, as the tennis star has his visa cancelled, over a covid vaccine exemption. the president of kazakhstan appeals for help from russia and neighbouring countries as protesters fight running battles with police and seize the international airports. it's one year since a violent mob in washington nearly brought the us congress to its knees. on thursday president biden is expected to point the finger specifically at donald trump for what he will call the former president's singular responsibility for those events. thejustice department has faced criticism for not, so far, pursuing alleged organisers of the attempted insurrection. the us attorney—general said no—one involved in the attack is beyond the reach ofjustice. in the aftermath of the attack, the justice department began its work on what has become one of the largest, most complex and most resource intensive investigations in our history. only

novak djokovic has arrived in dubai after being deported from australia. it comes after a ten—day legal tussle over whether he could be granted a visa despite being unvaccinated. the australian open, in which he was hoping to defend his title, is now under way. it's not clear where he'll go next. here in the uk, police have arrested two teenagers in manchester over the siege at a synagogue in the us. four people escaped unharmed after being held for several hours near dallas. the hostagetaker was a british citizen named malik faisal akram. north korea has fired a missile into the sea of japan — its fourth launch this month. south korean and japanese military units detected the missile which was fired from north korea's east coast. it's not known what type of weapon was being tested. now on bbc news: dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline, the programme that brings together bbc specialists and the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. this week, britain's prime minister admits he pa

the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a shot in the arm for the travel industry, as covid testing rules for arrivals to england are eased. tightening the purse strings, the federal reserve could start raising interest rates in the us as early as march. covid cases in france hit a new daily record for europe, as president macron piles pressure on the unvaccinated. plus: charged up! electric car sales surge in britain despite a slump in the wider auto industry. are you planning on going anywhere anytime soon? we start with the travel industry, because airlines and tour operators have been welcoming the decision by the uk government to ease covid testing rules for travellers. from oaoo gmt tomorrow, fully vaccinated passengers arriving in england will no longer have to take pre—departure covid tests. they will still have to do a test within two days of arrival, but won't have to self—isolate while waiting for the result. trave

the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the world's top—ranked tennis player, novak djokovic, faces deportation from australia, after his visa is cancelled over a covid vaccine exemption. russian—led peacekeeping troops are deployed to kazakhstan, after the country's president calls for help to stop violent protests over rising fuel prices. as congress in the united states prepares to mark the first anniversary of the deadly attack supporters of donald trump, the attorney general has promised to hold all those involved to account. among the shocking images of the insurrection with those of angry rioters beating police officers with blue lives matter flags. one of those officers, harry dunn, has emerged as one of the most outspoken law enforcement officials in the wake of the attack, and as a passionate advocate for access to mental health support. laura trevelyan spoke to him earlier this week, about what he encountered that day. what was the most frightening and shocking thing th

the sri lankan government wants to build a huge financial district rivalling singapore or dubai. sri lankan officials are excited about the prospects. it excited about the prospects. it will be an economic game changer, what you see out here, which is desert at the moment was reclaimed from the sea, which gives three longer a chance to redraw the map, build a city of world—class proportions and functionality, and compete with centres of business excellence. this promotional _ business excellence. this promotional video - business excellence. this promotional video says . business excellence. this promotional video says that the colombo port city will be the first of its kind in south asia, hosting multinationals and globalfinancial asia, hosting multinationals and global financial giants. more than 40% of the land has been given to a chinese company on a 99 year lease. the construction has gained momentum under the watchful eyes of chinese engineers and workers. with an increasingly assertive china, there are concerns over beating 's motives here. palumbo has already handed ove

golf's dubai desert classic is at the half—way stage. south africa'sjustin harding is out in front on 11 under par. adding a 68 to his 65 on the opening day. there's a strong british contingent in the chasing pack, england”s tyrell hatton just two shots back and northern ireland's rory mcilroy, a two time winner in dubai, is one of five players on seven under, lee westwood, paul casey and tommy fleetwood are a shot further back. i certainly hit the ball as good as i certainly hit the ball as good as i have _ i certainly hit the ball as good as i have is— i certainly hit the ball as good as i have is a — i certainly hit the ball as good as i have is a time, _ i certainly hit the ball as good as i have is a time, but— i certainly hit the ball as good as i have is a time, but 66- i certainly hit the ball as good as i have is a time, but 66 this - i have is a time, but 66 this afternoon _ i have is a time, but 66 this afternoon is a _ i have is a time, but 66 this afternoon is a good - i have is a time, but 66 this afternoon is a goo

he arrived back in belgrade after changing flights in dubai. he's been getting a much warmer reception in his home country. this is a big shame for australia, for their people, for their politicians. i think they should all be ashamed of themselves, and i think novak will rise from this like a phoenix. he will be greater than ever. they don't know what they did to him. let's go live to belgrade now and speak to the bbc�*s sport editor, dan roan, who's there for us. dan, give us a sense of firstly of what it's been like today and what exactly has happened at. evening, sarah. well, _ exactly has happened at. evening, sarah. well, no _ exactly has happened at. evening, sarah. well, no sign _ exactly has happened at. evening, sarah. well, no sign of— exactly has happened at. evening, sarah. well, no sign of novak - exactly has happened at. evening, sarah. well, no sign of novak so l sarah. well, no sign of novak so far. he swerved the awaiting media and the small band of fans who were waiting for him at the airport. he landed on a flight from d

he left melbourne on a flight to dubai — where he's expected to land in the next 90 minutes. also in the programme: the man who took four people hostage at a synagogue in texas is confirmed to be a 44—year—old british citizen. now, uk police make two arrests in manchester. surveillance flights head to the pacific island nation of tonga — to assess the damage caused by a volcanic eruption and tsunami. in the uk, opposition leader keir starmer says borisjohnson broke the law and lied over lockdown parties in downing street and that the pm should resign in the national

he boarded a flight bound for dubai from melbourne airport. maria jockel is the global and national immigration leader at the australian law firm bdo. she gave me her reaction to the result. it was a just and fair ruling, and unanimous by all three of the federal court of australia bench. so i do not think there is any basis upon which, unless of course you are an avid fan of mr djokovic, or more broadly, perhaps an anti—vaxxer or perhaps have some other reason to be disgruntled after this worldwide media and the urgency with which mr djokovic's cases have been dealt with. again i say it is a fair and just result. when you think about the impact of the pandemic on australia, with over 750,000 current active omicron cases, well—over 300 million globally, and untold deaths, significant disruption to everyday life and our economy, health and mental and physical well—being, it is critical that a minister be able to exercise his personal powers when it is in the public interest to do so. it has been exceedingly rare that this power has been u

viktor hovland has won the dubai desert classic after a play—off with england's richard bland bland missed his birdie putt on the first play—off hole, leaving norwegian hovland to tap in to win the tournament. rory mcilroy was tied for the lead heading into the final hole but ended up bogeying the last after his approach shot found the water. probably the best women's test ever, but an opprtunity missed. that's how england captain heather knight has described their grandstand finish to the ashes test in canberra. england nearly ran down the biggest fourth—innings chase in women's test history before a collapse left them scrambling to survive. nesta mcgreogr was watching. it was a clever decision. just before tea on the last day, australia declared, setting england a tempting target of 257. it would be a record chase for heather knight's side, but the captain couldn't repeat her first innings century. trapped lbw, much to her disgust. and a heroic effort from sofia dunkley followed. 45 from just 32 balls. nat szyba top scored on 58, but captain meg lanning put a stop to that. beth healy

speaking to ian carter, our golf correspondent in dubai. we were keeping you up—to—date with that penalty shoot—out in the cup of nations in douala. it has finished between ivory coast and egypt. would you believe it, egypt are through to the quarterfinals to face morocco. let's show you what happened in that penalty shoot—out. yep, it's mo sala. that's after eric had his penalty saved. egypt the most successful team in the cup of nations. they live to fight another day. mo sala sending them through to the weekend quarterfinals, where they will face morocco. i think the cameraman fell over as well. a quick reminder of our top story, alfie hewett and gordon reid are setting a grand slam record, winning in melbourne, their ninth grand slam title in a row. they're unbeaten in two years. that's all from sportsday. it's goodbye for now. good evening. it might have felt like a long time for coming, but most of us all glimpses of sunshine on wednesday. this was the victor in nottinghamshire. we had a breeze to break up the cloud. it's goin

he arrived in dubai at about— minutes ago. he arrived in dubai at about half— minutes ago. he arrived in dubai at about half past five local time and spent _ about half past five local time and spent three to four hours at the airport— spent three to four hours at the airport before taking the next flight — airport before taking the next flight out. that was the big question when he arrived in dubai. where _ question when he arrived in dubai. where will— question when he arrived in dubai. where will he be heading next? will it be serbia, or will he go back to monaco, — it be serbia, or will he go back to monaco, which is usually his base when _ monaco, which is usually his base when he — monaco, which is usually his base when he is — monaco, which is usually his base when he is not playing tennis? now he has _ when he is not playing tennis? now he has decided to go back to his family. — he has decided to go back to his family. his — he has decided to go back to his family, his country, where a hero bus, _ family, his country, where a hero bus, wavs — famil

rory mcilroy is in contention going into the final round as he looks for his third dubai desert classic titlethe four—time major champion had one of the rounds of the day in the uae carding a round of 69 which included four birdies and an eagle. there's a cluster of english players towards the top of the leaderboard, led by tommy fleetwood, who also went round in three—under he's a shot behind mcilroy. but they're both chasing south africa'sjustin harding who has a two shot lead — he's on twelve under overall for the tournament. great britain's zoe backstedt has become the cyclocross junior world champion. the 17—year—old, who recently recovered from covid, took the lead on the opening lap of five in fayetteville, in the united states and never looked back. she beat dutch rider leonie bentveld by 32 seconds to add the title to the world road race crown she won last year. there was disappointment for british drivers in the second race of the opening weekend of the new formula e season. alexander sims�*s race ended prematurely when he hit a wall on the circuit in diriyah in sa

also coming up in the programme, it's a dane leading on day one of the dubai desert classic, but how has rory mcilroy done? we'll bring you the latest from our correspondent. and a huge step forward for the women's game in england — maternity leave for the top tiers of football. it's a massive moment for women's football and for all young girls and women who are playing at the moment. welcome to the programme. we're going to start in australia, where it's been a roller—coaster of a day for england women on the first day of the one—off ashes test. it's a must win match, and it started so well for england. at one point, australia werejust lifor 2, but then, dropped catches and some wayward bowling helped put australia in control. jo currie watched the action. tests in women's cricket are where and ashes test there for a special moment. —— rare. that bravery paid off. alyssa healy gone for not. beth mooney fractured herjaw, and she was back later. not for long. australia four for two. they need to rebuild. herflare was australia four for two. they need to rebuild. her flare wa

after being accompanied to the airport by federal police officers, novak djokovic boarded a plane to dubai, ending a saga that has bruised the country, the player, and the australian open. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, melbourne. the labour leader says borisjohnson has presided over "industrial scale partying" in downing street — and renewed his call for the prime minister to resign. sir keir starmer said there was no need to wait for the report into a series of alleged rule—breaking events. the conservative party chairman said today that the culture in number ten should be addressed. here's our political correspondent nick eardley. a prime minister under pressure over what went on in here. were covid rules broke in and downing street? how often did staff drink late into the night while the country was locked down? and can borisjohnson survive? if she comes back and says... labour's leader has made his mind up. i think it's pretty obvious what's happened. there's industrial scale partying that's been going on at downing street. not much of it is really denied, and i think that the public h

rory mcilroy is in contention going into the final round as he looks for his third dubai desert classic title the four—time major champion had one of the rounds of the day in the uae carding a round of 69 which included four birdies and an eagle. there's a cluster of english players towards the top of the leaderboard, led by tommy fleetwood, who also went round in three—under he's a shot behind mcilroy. but they're both chasing south africa'sjustin harding who has a two shot lead — he's on 12 under overall for the tournament. great britain's zoe backstedt has become the cyclo—cross junior world champion. the 17 —year—old, who recently recovered from covid, took the lead on the opening lap of five in fayetteville, in the united states and never looked back. she beat dutch rider leonie bentveld by 32 seconds to add the title to the world road race crown she won last year. that's all from sportsday. next up on the bbc news channel, it's ros atkins 0n — the cost of living. the cost of living in the uk is rising, and it's changing people's lives. we either have to eat and be co

i am dubai having been deported from australia. lam not dubai having been deported from australia. i am not sure if this is the plain that he is on. let us stay with these pictures. we saw some still photographs of him on the plane going to do itself. and this is obviously a live feed. we have no control over these pictures but it would seem this is the plane. let's stick with these pictures for a moment. that is obviously not him. the airport is 18 miles west of belgrade. be interesting to see, well, there has been already vociferous reaction from the media and politicians in serbia about his treatment, saying australia had treated him as a criminal and would regret the harassing of novak djokovic. i have been told on the international wire is that the plane has landed and that would make sense, bearing in mind that we are now on board were novak djokovic �*s is anyone's guess. i am not sure we will stay with these pictures too much longer. those following the tennis implications of this will note this is devastating for novak djokovic. he is currently on 20 grand slam titles al

they'll take on kazakhstan or colombia in a one—off match in dubai on 25 february, with hong kong and samoa unable to play due to covid travel restrictions. if scotland win, they'll be in group a for the delayed tournament — along with australia, wales and hosts new zealand. it starts on the 8th of october. scotland's scott jamieson is still leading golf�*s world tour season opener in abu dhabi after two rounds. it's tough going there for all the players, with high winds on the course. but jamieson coped well, only dropping two shots to finish on seven under par. he's one ahead of england's ian poulter and james morrison and viktor hovland of norway. britain's tennis number two dan evans will be aiming to reach the last 16 at the australian open for only the second time in his career tomorrow morning. evans is the last remaining briton in the singles draw. he faces the ninth seed felix auger—aliassime in melbourne at around 6am. he should be pretty fresh going into this one, as he received a walkover in the second round after his opponent withdrew due to injury. there's commenta

the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our main story this hour... president biden has launched his most strident attack yet on his predecessor, donald trump, accusing him of provoking the storming of the us congress with a web of lies. let's get a global perspective on that story. the capitol invasion sent shock waves around the world, and was closely watched by both america's friends and rivals. we asked three of our correspondents, in china, germany and canada, to tell us how the events of a year ago were seen there. the latest evidence of a declining nation... questions raised about where the us goes from here... it sent a real shiver down - the spines of many politicians. it was not just the story of the day, but the story over a few days. it was really... canadians tried to make sense of what was happening to the united states, which is notjust our closest neighbour, but probably our closest ally. perhaps in part because of this country's history, many- germans were just horrified b

the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the latest headlines: us members of congress have held a vigil on the steps of the capitol building, to mark one year since the attack, asjoe biden blames donald trump for the riot. russian soldiers have arrived in kazakhstan to help crush anti—government protests — reports say security forces have taken control of central almaty. the men's tennis world number one novak djokovic remains under detention in a hotel in melbourne, after his visa was revoked in a row over covid precautions. his treatment has drawn criticism from the serbian government and his fans. this was his mum's reaction a little earlier. as a mother, what can i say? if you are a mother, you canjust imagine how i can feel. i feel terrible. since yesterday, last 2a hours, they are keeping him as a prisoner. it's just not fair, it's not human. so ijust hope that he will be strong, as we are trying also to be very strong to give him some energy to keep on going. meanwhile, the australian gove

the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news, our main story: a chinese city of more than one million people is under lockdown after three reported cases — under the government's zero covid strategy. let's have more on our top story, china's covid policy. earlier i spoke to professor elanah uretsky, a professor of medical anthropology, to find out to what extent the upcoming beijing winter olympics is responsible for china's approach. china's in theirfinal stages of preparation for the olympics. a huge event for any country around the world and i think maybe even a bigger event for china with the 2008 olympics were an event that really brought china out onto the world stage, it was extremely successful and choreographed event. and i think they're hoping — that that was the summer olympics, this is their turn to have the winter olympics and this can bring them further out onto the world stage and send them into the next step of being a major global power and it is something that is very, very important

the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... tennis champion novak djokovic is denied entry to australia to compete in the australian open amid a controversy over his covid vaccine exemption. the president of kazakhstan appeals for help from russia and neighbouring countries as protesters seize the international airport and several government buildings. it's been another day of record covid cases across europe. france has registered more than 335 thousand cases in a single day — a new european record. italy has been meeting to discuss whether to make vaccines mandatory for all workers and people over the age of 50. in a newspaper article, french president emmanuel macron used controversial and strong language, threatening to ban all those who refuse a jab from most public life. mark lowen has more. bravissimo! the youngest to be armed in the endless battle against covid. five—year—old eduardo gets his first jab as italy steps up vaccinations for children. maybe too small

the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: australia tells novak djokovic rules are rules, as the tennis star has his visa cancelled over a covid vaccine exemption. the president of kazakhstan appeals for help from russia and neighbouring countries as protesters fight running battles with police and seize the international airports. it's been another day of record covid cases across europe. france has registered more than 335,000 cases in a single day — a new european record. italy has been meeting to discuss whether to make vaccines mandatory for all workers and people over the age of 50. in a newspaper article, french president emmanuel macron — used controversial and strong language — threating to ban all those who refuse a jab from most public life. bravissimo! the youngest to be armed in the endless battle against covid. five—year—old eduardo gets his first jab as italy steps up vaccinations for children. maybe too small to grasp how the pandemic has changed their world. but, say parents, t

the bbc sport website including results from the fourth round of the women's fa cup and from golf�*s dubai dessert classic. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, but now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello. this is bbc news with clive myrie. let's return to the situation on the ukraine russia border. earlier my colleague martine croxall spoke to admiral lord west, who is a former first sea lord and chief of naval staff. she asked him what he thinks the international community should do about president putin. well, i think we've got to be robust but equally i think we should be looking for an agreement that is acceptable to all parties. although putin i think has been behaving very badly, he has a history of very bad behaviour, there is no doubt that some of the issues he's mentioned, there is some relevance in them. for example, although putin understands very clearly that nato he has a history of very bad behaviour, there is no doubt that some of the issues he's mentioned, there is some relevance in them. for example

the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... china locks down a city of more than one million afterjust three reported cases. and as the us hits the highest number of daily infections ever recorded anywhere in the world, president biden urges people to get vaccinated. the tennis men's world number one, novak djokovic, has received a medical exemption to enter australia, bypassing the strict rules that only allow vaccinated people to enter the country. the news means that djokovic, who has been critical of mandatory vaccinations, can now compete in the australian open. on tuesday, he tweeted this picture on the airport tarmac, bags packed, with the caption "happy new year. "today i'm heading down under with an exemption permission. "let's go 2022!" these medical exemptions are not given away lightly. they are treated anonymously, all the cases, so the panel, we're told, would not have known if novak djokovic, the world number one and nine—time australian open champion, were pl

the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines: a chinese city of more than1 million people is under lockdown after three reported cases — under the government's zero covid strategy. as the us hits the highest number of daily infections ever recorded — anywhere in the world — president biden urges people to get vaccinated. let's stay wih that story now — i've been speaking to professor lawrence gostin the director of the world health organisation's center on public health and human rights. he says there may be bad news but there's also good news. the bad news is that the omicron variant is perhaps the most contagious pathogen on the planet and one of the most contagious that we've ever seen in history of humankind. but the better news is that the cases don't reflect the same level of hospitalisations and deaths, so we are seeing more and more people hospitalised, but that's only because we've got more and more cases and it's such a contagious pathogen. but the truth is that

the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: elizabeth holmes who became a silicon valley billionaire after setting up the blood testing start—up theranos, has been found guilty of conspiring to defraud investors. a legal document signed between virginia giuffre and jeffrey epstein 12 years ago has been made public — how will that affect her civil case against prince andrew of alleged sexual assault? hundreds of thousands of americans have been without electricity, government offices and schools closed, and flights were cancelled, as winter storms engulfed the us southeast and mid—atlantic states. a foot of snow fell in northern virginia, with almost as much recorded in washington, central tennessee and northern alabama. mark lobel reports. one of america's most famous memorials, nestled in the seat of us power. now a winter wonderland. heavy snowfall that left over 200,000 without power in northern virginia. in delaware, a snow blanket meant treacherous conditions for cars. as

rory mcilroy had one of the best rounds of the day at the dubai desert classic, to stay in contention going into the final round. his three—under—par 69 included four birdies and an eagle. that took him to 10—under, two shots behind south africa'sjustin harding. there's a cluster of english players towards the top of the leaderboard, led by tommy fleetwood, who also went round in three—under—par — a shot behind mcilroy. the quarterfinals of the africa cup of nations are under way — the first of the four games kicked off more than 15 minutes ago. the hosts cameroon against the tournament's underdogs, the gambia — who are ranked 150th in the world. it is still goalless. you can keep up—to—date with live text commentary on the bbc sport website. in the scottish premiership, rangers could only manage a point in a six—goal thriller against strugglers ross county. rangers went ahead within five minutes through manchester united loanee amad diallo. but it was the hosts who led at the break with goals from jordan white and regan charles—cook. connor goldson had restore

golf: viktor hovland has been celebrating on the european tour — after winning the dubai desert classic. hovland started the final day six shots off the lead — but a final round of 66 saw him finish asjoint leader on 12 under par overall. the norweigian then beat england's richard bland in a play—off as he birdied the first hole to take the title. that's all the sport for now. well, for more on that record— breaking victory by rafael nadal here's our tennis correspondent russell fuller, who was at the match in melbourne. there is the historic nature of his triumph ahead of roger federer and novak djokovic in the battle to end their career with the most number of grand slam titles by a man. the next grand slam is on clay at roland garros where nadal has won 13 times. maybe he will start the favourite there in a few months�* time, who knows? also the fact that he battled through these very, very difficult problems, he was in bed for a couple of days with covid just before christmas. not the only tennis player who's been in that situation but it's far from ideal preparation. but th

viktor hovland has won the dubai desert classic after a play—off with england's richard bland. bland missed his birdie putt on the first play—off hole, leaving norwegian hovland to tap in to win the tournament. rory mcilroy was tied for the lead heading into the final hole but ended up bogeying the last after his approach shot found the water. team gb freestyle skier izzy atkin has withdrawn from the big air competition at the winter olympics, which start on friday. she's still recovering after breaking her pelvis in a competition six weeks ago. she won slopestyle bronze at the pyeonchang games four years ago and she still aims to compete in that event in beijing, although she needs clearance from her doctor. she said she'd been giving rehab everything she's got and pulling out of the big air would give her more time at home to strengthen and prepare for the slopestyle. that's all the sport for now. now an update on the latest coronavirus figures in the uk. 62,399 cases in the last 24—hour period. just over 62,000 cases. in terms of deaths, 85 deaths within 28 days of a pos

the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... a legal document signed between virginia giuffre and jeffrey epstein 12 years ago has been made public. it's potentially key to her civil case against prince andrew. as beijing's winter olympics fast approaches,china ramps up its preparations for a global event in a global pandemic. in the united states, coronavirus cases are currently averaging about 400,000 each day, according to data collected by johns hopkins university. the us food and drug administration has now expanded vaccine booster eligibility to allow 12— to 15—year—olds to receive a third shot of the pfizer—biontech vaccine. for the latest on how the omicron variant is affecting cases across the country, i've been speaking to elizabeth stuart, associate dean for education atjohns hopkins bloomberg school of public health like we've seen in many other countries, we are seeing some decoupling of cases with hospitalisations and deaths. all are very high and higher t

the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news. our top story: the renowned kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter richard leakey has died at the age of 77. let's stay with that now. bernard wood was a professor of human origins at george washington university and was friends with richard leakey for more than 50 years. richard's achievements were many. he was an extremely good organiser and he organised expeditions to northern kenya. he recognised that when he went to ethiopia, in place of his father, that there was a much better chance of recovering the fossils he was looking for in northern kenya, in his own country. so he raised money, he organised expeditions. he recruited good people. he recruited people who knew what they were doing in terms of dating rocks and interpreting rocks and recovering the fossils. the specimens that he was responsible for discovering really changed the way we think about human evolution and they are really the backbone of the evidence that we use to try and reconstruct our evolutionary history. hu

the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines: president biden has launched his most strident attack yet on his predecessor, donald trump, accusing him of provoking the storming of the us congress with a web of lies. russian soldiers arrive in kazakhstan to help crush anti—government protests, reports say security forces have taken control of central almaty. serbia's president says he will fight for "justice and truth" for novak djokovic, as the country's most famous sports star faces a weekend in an australian detention centre. the tennis player's accused of not having an exemption to the nation's covid vaccination rules. shaima khalil has the latest. the world number one arriving in melbourne, ready to defend his australian open title, only to be told he's no longer welcome. after hours of being held at the city's airport, the border authorities said his visa had to be revoked because of a mistake, and novak djokovic was taken to a quarantine hotel. he came to australia with an

the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the renowned kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter richard leakey has died at the age of 77. let's stay with that story now: i've been speaking to professor lawrence martin of stony brook university in new york. he is director of the turkana basin institute, which he helped richard leakey to create, they were close friends. yes, it's a very sad day. not completely unexpected news but very unwelcome news. it's a tragic loss for human kind because richard was, as you said, a visionary. his advocacy for the environment and his role in raising scientific awareness about the african origins of humankind were quite an extraordinary contribution. he was also the most wonderful, loyal friend that you could ever hope to meet. i think it would be fair to say that many people got to know him in his campaigning mode, if you like, when he was very forthright, very confident of where he came from, what he stood for. you knew him for a0 plus years. was he always like that? w